Nail making and distributing machine



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NAIL MAKING ANDDISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

No. 380,596. Patented Apr. 3, 1888.

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NAIL MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Patented Apr. 8, 1888.

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NAIL MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

No. 880,596. V Patented Apr. 8, 1888.

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FREEBORN RAYMOND, 21), OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

NAIL MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,596, dated April 3,1888.

Application filed October 2'7, 1887. Serial No. 253,484. (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Fannnonn F. RAYMOND, 2d, of Newton, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Nail Making andDistributing Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this-specification, in explaining its nature, in whichFigure 1 is a view in side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a view inrear elevation, a portion of the machine being broken out to representthe operation of the throatclearing device, hereinafter described. Fig.3 is a vertical section of the machine. Fig. 4 is a plan View of thepattern-plate for holding the tube ends, hereinafter referred to. Fig. 5is a view in horizontal section and plan upon a line over theratchet-wheel upon the nail-holder. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views. Fig.8 is a View in perspective of the nail-receiving block and distributor.

This invention maybe called an improvement upon that described in theapplication of Chester C. Small for patent for improvement in nailmaking and distributing ma chines, filed April 21, 1887, Serial No.235,648, the nailmaking devices being substantially identical with thosetherein described, and comprising a roll, A, having a box-pointing die,a, a roll, A, having a nail-pointing die, a, a shaft, a, supporting theroll A, the shaft a, supporting the roll A, (which shafts are gearedtogether,) the wire-feed rolls B B, and the nail-cutters G O, operatedby the cam or abutment c, as described in said patent application. Thefeed-rolls are also operated substantially as therein described-namely,by a ratchet-wheel, b, upon the shaft of one of the rolls, the pawl 12,arranged to engage the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, mounted upon aswinging arm b, which is pivoted at b and is oscillated by a crank, b,on the roll-shaft a and the connecting-rod b D is the throat or passagethrough which the nails are delivered from the naihmaking devices to thenail-distributor. The nail-distributer comprises a nail-holder, E,having a series of nail-receiving holes, e, located in a circular orderor arrangement at a uniform distance apart. (See Fig. 8.) Thenail-holder E also has the central hole, 6, which fits on the stationarystud e, which forms a bearing for it. The block also has anail-hole-covering plate, 6 which has perforations e, and which isadapted to be moved to cover and uncover the holes 6. This plate isattached to the holder E, to be rotated therewith, and is moved at theend of the rotation of the block both to uncover and to cover thenail-holes. The holder also rests upon the circular bed 6 extending fromthe stud 6", preferably integral therewith, although not essentially so.The holder E also has the ratchet-teeth 6 formed upon or in its exteriorsurface near the lower end, or, preferably, in a ring or wheel fitted tosaid surface. The block is provided with intermittent periods ofrotation and rest by means of a feed-pawl, 6, (see Fig. 5,) which iscarried by a slide, a arranged to move in the dovetail ways e upon theside ofthe frame E. (See Figs. 1, 2, and 5.) Suitable movements aregiven the slide-block, and consequently the pawl, by means of the crankF on the shaft 0., the leverf, pivoted or having a fulcrum atf, (seeFig. 1,) and provided with three armsnamely, the arm 1", which is connected by a connectingbar, f with the crank F,the arm f which isconnected with the slide-block a carrying the pawl, by the link f, andthe arm f which is connected by devices, hereinafter specified, to aclamping device adapted to be moved in the throat D.

The extent of the effective throw of the pawl is adjusted by means ofthe gibf, (see Fig. 1,) which is held in the slide 6 in the guideway e"by means of screws f in a manner to be horizontally adjustable, andwhich also has the inclined end f which projects in line with themovement of a pin, f, on the feed-pawl 6 (See Fig. 1.) This pin isarranged so as to come in contact with the incline f upon the backwardmovement of the pawl, and the time of engagement of the pawl with thetooth of the ratchet wheel is determined by the position of this inclinef If the gib f is set forward, then the effective stroke of the pawl isless. If it is set back, the effective strokeis greater. The successiveperiods of movement ;and rest thus given to the block E bring each ofits nail-receiving holes 6 successively in line with the throat l),

the holder being located so near the devices for pointing and severingthe nail that the nails can be fed very rapidlyito its holes, and alsoin a straight line.

To deliver the nails from the holder E into adift'erent form than acircular one andvin any arrangement for driving, I employ the stationarynail-distributing tubes G. Each tube has a passage of sutticient size toreceive a nail and permit it to pass freely through it. The tubes areheld at their upper ends quite loosely in the enlarged holes 9, formedin the under surface of the plate 6 (See Fig. 3.) The plate hasperforations or holes formed in it in said circular order as thenail-receiving holes e of the nail-l1older E. The tubes are curved orbent to bring their lowerends into any desired arrangement in relationto each other, and they are held in such arrangement by means of aplate, G, (see Fig. 3,) which has holes 9 formed therein in thearrangement desired, and which are enlarged at their tops g to receiveand hold the lower ends of the tubes G. This plate is attached by ascrew,

9, to a downward extension of the stud efland so as to be removabletherefrom. The holes are of a size to quite loosely hold the tubes, andby removing the plate G and substituting another plate having the samenumber of holes, but bearing a different relation or arrangement to eachother, the same tubes G may be used, or, if desired, the tubes G and theplates G may be removed and other tubes G having other curves andanother plate G having ,a different arrangement of holes may besubstituted.

The distributer acts to receive nails from the holder E at the end ofits rotation and to deliver them directly as a gang or group through theholes g in any desired order or arrangement into a nail-carrier orperforated heel-blank or any other suitable receptacle.

In Figs. 2 and 6 I have represented aclearer, H, arranged to be movedinto the throat or passage D immediately below the converging point onthe dies (1 a, and then downward therein to or very nearly to its lowerend, then outward from the throat and upward to its original position,its offiee being to enter the throat immediately after the making anddelivery to the throat of a nail and to move downward vertically thereinto push the nail from the throat into its appropriate nail-receivinghole in the holder E if it shall not have dropped sufficiently fast bygravity, or if held back by friction or forany other cause. To enablethis to be done, there is formed in the casing of the throat D a narrowvertical slit, (2, of a width to receive the clearer H. The clearer isarranged to project from the plate h, and it has an inclined upper edge,h. (See Fig. 6.) The plate It has a roll, h, upon each side, whichenters the vertical guidingrecess h The plate is moved vertically bymeans of the connecting-rod h, rock-lever h, having two arms, oneofwhich connects with the link h and the other with the link h extendingto the lever f. The link It is connected with the plate It at its cornerh and at one side of the rolls h so that upon the downward movement ofthe plate, the rolls h offering more resistance to the downward movementthan to the swinging or turning movement thereon, the plate is firstturned upon the rolls h sufliciently to cause the clearer H to enter thethroat. The extent of this movement is limited by means of the arm hwhich is fixed to the end of the link h and the pin it on the plate.This relation of the parts will continue during the entire downwardmovement of the link.h-that is, the plate will be inclined to the linkand the clearer will move downward in the throat. of the link h exactlythe opposite effect is producedthat is, the upward movement of the linkit turns the plate upon the rolls h to the position shown in Fig. 6 anddraws the clearer H from the throat. The extent of this move ment islimited by the stop-bar h and pin h upon the plate, (see Fig. 6,) andthe plate and clearer bear this relation to the throat and link h duringits upward movement.

The spring h, fastened to the link and to Upon the reverse movement theframe of the machine, holds the link in proper relation to the rolls hof the plate during its movement.

It will be seen that the clearer has practically four movements in thethroat: first, an inward movement above the head of the nail; second, adownward movement to force the nail from the throat; third, an outwardmove- After each nail has been made and downward in the throat, and eachhole of the holder is brought in register. The nail-holder E is arrangedas closely to the nail-making devices as possible, and is not much overthe length of the longest nail which it is desired to make from them, sothat each nail has but a short distance to travel to enter the holder,and the clearer H also has a short movement. This insures two things:first, the sure feeding 3 of each nail to its nail-receiving hole, and,second, great rapidity of action. nail has been made and delivered, thenailmaking devices come to rest, and the nailholder is also stopped inposition to deliver its nails to the distributer. The start and stopmotion mechanism is similar to that described in said Small application.

After the last The holder E mayhave suitable friction apend of thefeed-stroke of the pawl.

plied to it for retarding its momentum at the V Thenail-holecovering-plate of the holder E is moved at the end of themovement of the block E to uncover the holes 6, and the nails then dropas a gang from the nail -holder through the distributing-tubes to thenail-carrier G".

The nail-holder and distributer are removable from the machine, theframe of the machine having the recess F, (see Figs. 2, 5, and 7,) of asize and shape to receive the holder, and also having a shoulder, at,upon which the under surface of the plate 6 near its outer edge bears,(see Fig. 7 and it may be held in place additionally in said position bya screw, button, or any other suitable locking device.

It is necessary to remove the block and distributer when the number ofnails which it is desired to make vary; but it is only necessary toremove the pattern-plate G and the tubes G when only the order orarrangement of the holes is variedthat is, the order or arrangement uponwhich they are delivered from the distributer-while the number remainsthe same.

A machine of this construction has great capacity and accuracy and ischeaply made.

The nail-hole-covering plate 0 is shown in Figs. 5 and 8, and in Fig. 8it is represented as having a projection, M. This projection has aninclined edge which comes in contact with astationary projection havingan inclined edge as the block E approaches the end of its movement,which causes the plate (2 to be moved horizontally across the block E inopposition to the springm, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5,)so that theholes of the plate 6* are brought in register with the holes e of theblock E. and upon the forward movement of the block E the projection lVof the plate e passes or is moved by the stationary projection andpermits the spring at to close the holes e by moving the plate to theposition shown in Fig. 5.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- 1. The combination, in anail-distributing machine, of a throat through which nails are fed insuccessive order,a nail-holder, E, having a series of nail-receivingholes, 6, arranged in circular order therein, and adapted to be broughtsuccessively into register with the throat D, a hole-covering plateattached to the block to be rotated therewith, and devices for impartingto said holder alternate periods of rotation and rest, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, in a nail-distributing machine, of a throat throughwhich nails are fed in consecutive order, a clearer movable verticallyin said throat to move nails therefrom, a nail-holder, E, having thenail-receiving holese and the hole-covering plate a and devices forimparting to said holder an interrupted rotation to bring itsnail-receiving holes successively in line with the throat, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination, in a distributing-machine, of a block, tube, ornozzle having a throat, D, and the rotary nail-holding block E, havingthe holes 6, arranged in a circular line, with a distributer comprisingthe tubes G, having their upper ends arranged and held in a circularline and their lower ends arranged to deliver nails in any desired formor arrange ment, as and for the purposes described.

4. The combination, in a distributing-machine, of the rotarynail-holding block E, having the holes e,arranged in a circularline,with a distributer comprising the tubes G, having their upper endsarranged and held in a circular line and their lower ends arranged todeliver nails inany desired form or arrangement, as and for the purposesdescribed.

5. The combination of a distributer comprising the tubes G,holding-plate e having nail-receiving holes arranged in a circular ordertherein, the gage-plate G,and tubereceiving holes g of any desiredarrangement, and a rotary nail-holder arranged above the plate 6 andhaving nail-holding holes e, arranged in a circular line and adapted toregister with the holes of the tubes G, and an interposed hole-closingdevice for closing the holes of the nailholder and keeping them closeduntil it is desired to deliver the nails as a gang or group to the tubesof the distributer, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a nail-distributing machine, of a tube, block, ornozzle having the throat D, the nail pointing and severing dies a a OG,and the clearer H, substantially as described.

7. The combination of the nail-holder E, having nail-receiving holes 6,the nail-covering plate 6, the ratchet-wheel e, the feed-pawl 6, havingthe pin, and the pawl-adjusting plate having the inclined surface fsubstantiallyas described.

8. The distributer comprising the stationary plate or holder e havingholes arranged in circular order, the tubes G, and the plate G, havingtube-receiving holes of any desired order or arrangement, substantiallyas described.

9. The plate or tube holder 6 arranged to hold the upper ends of thetubes in a circular line or order, and the tubes G and the removableplate G, having tube-receiving holes of any desired order orarrangement, substantiallyas described.

FREEBORN F. .RAYMOND, 2n. Witnesses:

E. A. PHALEN, J. M. DOLAN.

